Sun, 1 Oct 2006, 02:11 PM Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

ENGLISHOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Modified at the NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Drag Racing Series, 5th Annual NHRA Sport Compact Fall Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1952 Paul Efantis                         2607 Jorge Lazcano
E1                   0.071  7.513 179.59     ****WINNER****  0.046  7.468 182.38
 Qualified:             #5  7.431 181.98                        #4  7.430 179.04

The crowd is going nuts here!! Efantis is trying to win a championship, but his day is done in round one! Jorge Lazcano's incremental times: 60ft-1.182 sec., 330ft-3.161, 660ft-4.805/149.45mph, 1,000ft-6.239

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2525 Jose Torres                          5522 Angel Rodriguez
E1   ****WINNER****  0.057  7.593 177.53                     0.186  7.917 137.78
 Qualified:             #8  7.463 178.28                        #1  7.324 182.30

What a great drag race! Jose Torres' MOV: 0.4535 seconds (approximately 92 feet). Torres will face Lazano in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1568 Justin Humphreys                     7109 Rafael Fuent Miranda
E1   ****WINNER****  0.067  7.473 185.28                     0.237  8.103 172.61
 Qualified:             #2  7.359 187.16                        #7  7.451 179.83

Paul Efantis is in the staging area intently watching this drag race. Miranda made a move toward the centerline and had to correct, that was all Humphrey's needed to slam the door closed. Justin will race Manero in the next round, and Humphreys will have lane choice. 1:55 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink